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I was watching a YouTube podcast reacting to the Jubilee video Conservative Parents vs Liberal Teachers so this question is inspired by that.

I am somebody who wants to go into teaching so here is my view on politics in the classroom:

At a primary school level (5-11) no. Children at this stage in their lives are just learning basic skills like reading, writing, do simple Maths they're simply not mature enough to be having political discussions in the classroom.

At a secondary school level, it depends. For example, there's classes where politics should be irrelevant like Maths and Science. But then there's certain classes where politics needs to be discussed like Sociology and History for example because politics links to the subject. However, I think it is completely wrong for teachers to tell students who to vote for, ridicule students for having certain political beliefs, or stereotype a whole group of people based on who they vote for. And no teacher, should be advocating for their preferred political candidate in the classroom. It is just not appropriate, irrelevant and can alienate students who hold opposing political beliefs.

What are your thoughts on this matter?